The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-09-27
The Third Days Celebration.

The Third Days Celebration
On Saturday PHILOSOPHERS celebration OF
the Constitutions Centennial came 10 an end
with imposing memorial ceremonies FROM
9 till 1OJZ A NJ President Cleveland, accom-
panied by Secretaries Bayard and Fairchild,
held public reception In the city hal. mere
was an immense crowd about tnc MuhlclpdI
building and during the time stated con-
tinuous line of people passed before the Pres
ident To each person who sauted him the
President gave a brief handshake,
smile and a word OF greeting greeting Some stne
and talk with him, and one hand
somely dressed lady of about thirty years
of age threw iser arms around his neck and
kissed him Mrs. Lille DevereauX Blake,
Womanis Suffrage Association, handed the
President a protest against the unjust
interpretation of the Constitution IN
behalf of the women OF the United States"
AT 1870 sharp the Presidential party left the
building and took carriages for the memorial
meeting in Independence Square
The scene in Independence Square can only
be fifty described as glorious. A stand had
been erected across the entire length Of the
square, extending out into the open space for
$50 feet. It's OutermOst extension was Ia the
form Of an arch, across which a circle of chairs
was placed for the accommodation of the
Presidential party. "A desk draped with the
National colGrs stood in the centre Of this
arch, from which the speakers of the day
made their addresses Immediately in
front of these were chairs reserved for the
Centennial Commission, invited guests,
Judges, Diplomats, Senators, Repre-
sentatdueS, Governors and officers of the
Army and Navy. Besides these at least
fifteen thousand people occupied chairs on
the platform, and out from it in the open
space toward Walnut street the people stood
in a dense mass to the number of not less
than thirty thousand.
The President arrived at II 30 O'Clock with
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Secretary and Mrs. Lamont, Postmaster.
General Villas and Mrs Villas. The
President and Mrs. Cleveland advanced
into the aroh and bowed for half
minute to the thrOng; then they took arm
chairs just in front of the chair in which
George Washington sat when he signed the
Constitution, while the original engrossed
copy, with all the signatures of the Delegates,
stood Gpon the chair. A full list of the
eminent Americans who sat near their Chief
Magistrate would include as representative
body of great men could ever in
the nature of things be gathered i'm one
place. Next Me- cleveland sat ex-President
Hayes and abOut him were grouped Hanni-
bal Hamlin, General Sheridan Chief Justice
Waite, Justices Stanley Matthews Batch
ford and Miller, Senator Ingalls, Senator Ev-
warts Secretary Bayard Secretary FairchiId
and POStmaSte>GeneralV Villas The Governors
of twenty ght States were seated in the rear
or this c1stnguaahed group, conversing to-
and Cardinal Gibbons were seated side bv
side.
The exercises of the day began with the
singing OF an opening chorus by 2,000 chill
dren. Then Bishop Potter lead in PRAYER.
after which Chairman Kassin reviewed the
work of the Centennial Commission. At the
conclusion of Mr.. Kasson's address a small
Medelssohn) with beautiful effect. Mr..
kasson then escorted the President to the
speakers rOstrum, and at II 30 he began his
address, WHICH was received with applause
his enumeration was clear and perfect. and
his voice rang out audibly to the thousands
of ears
At the conclusion of the Presidents adj
dress, which lasted about ten minutes. the
Q OF the day was delivered by Justice
Samuel f. Miller, of the United States Su
prene Court AT its conclUSiOa the band
struck up Hail Columbia as an accompani
ment to the chorus of 1000 voices. The new
words by Oliver Wendell Holmes were used
The new National Hymn, which was CON
trlbuted by +. Marion Crawford was then
reclted by Professor Murdoch with a chorus
OF two hundred mems voices Cardinal Glib
bons followed in prayer, and next the grand
chorus sang the "Star Spangled Banner. , to
the accompaniment of the Marine band An |
impressive benediction was pronounced nv |
the Rev. Jere. Witherspoon, of the Cunlber- |
land Presbyterian Church of Nashville and !
then Professor Sousa, of the Marine band. |
raised his baton as the signal for his musicians |
TO end the exercises by rendering a march of |
their own composition.
A banquet given by the Hibernian Society
in the afternoon was attended by President |
cleveland, who made short address, and |
many other noted people. An entertainment
was also given in the afternoon in Mrs. CIeve-
ands honor by Mr.. George w. Childs at his
country seat. In the evening the celebration
ended with grand banquet in the
Academy of Music, rendered to the
President by the University of Penn
y c.iii: the A1nericar Philosophical Socie-
y, the College of Physicians, the Law
Academy the Historical Society, the Franklin
Institute, the Academy of Fine Arts and the
Academy of Natural Sciences. The Presi-
lent responded to the toast in his honor. the
other speakers being Senator ingalls,, Gov
ernor Lee, of Virginia, Charles Francis
Adams, General Sherman, Admiral Luce, Sir
Lyon Playfair, of England, Marquis de Cham |
bran, of France, Andrew D. White and Mr. ,
nasson.